---
title: "The 'blem wit' error messages"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-blem-wit-error-messages-spzsmqkqx
source_url: https://www.theregister.com/2008/01/28/error_messages/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-04-22T17:23:44.619Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:13:33.132Z
tags: ["recursion"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# The 'blem wit' error messages

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The post discusses various system error messages, including examples from the past and the author's personal favorite. It highlights the terseness of error messages in the past due to expensive memory. 'Blem wit' is mentioned as a common error message that appeared frequently but was not a virus.

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